Eye mounting for dolls



June 1945- s. PAGANELLO EYE MO UNTING FOR DOLLS Filed Oct. 20, 1943 INVENTOR.

0. Z Z m w Patented June 19, 19 45 EYE MOUNTING FOR DOLLS Salvatore Paganello, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application jctober 20, 1943, Serial No. 506,952

1 Claim. .(01. 46-169) This invention relates to eye mountings for dolls andthe same hasparticular reference to an eye mounting which is so constructed and arranged. as to resiliently support the eyes in accurate registration with the eye'openings so as to permit of thefree. oscillatory movement of the eyes without binding of the eyes against the edges of the eye openings and the invention is an improvement on the eye mounting described in my prior United States Letters Patent No. 2,296,179 granted September 15, 194.2.

I The invention has in view an eye mounting.

composed of parts adapted to be secured together in elatively fixed positions with reference to each other for facilitating the accurate adjustment of the eyes in registration withthe eye openings and which rovides a bearing resiliently; supporting the shaft carrying the eyes so as to maintain the" eyes in resilient engagement with the edges of the eye openings while permitting of free oscillatory movement thereof.

The invention further provides an eye mounting composed of interfitting parts, one of which is afilxed tothe dolls head and the other providing a resilient bearing for the eyes andwhich is adapted to be secured to said fixed part in relative longitudinal positions with reference thereto to thereby provide means for varying the I positions of the eyes in accordance with variations in the locations of the eye openings and said last mentioned part being provided with a leaf I spring tensioned against said shaft so as to maintainthe eyes in resilient engagement with the edges of the eye openings.

. With the foregoing and other objects in view,

reference is now made to the following specifisectional view taken approximately on line 3-1-3 ,of Fig. 1.

Fig.4 is a vertical sectional view through the dolls head illustrating the eyes and eye mounting in elevation.

Fig. 5 is a collective perspective View of the eye mounting members. I

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, the dolls head is of hollow formation and openings.

is constructed. of .front andrear sections which are cementedutogether after the eye mounting and eyes havebeenzinstalled. As illustrated in the drawingonly the front section III is :shown which is formed with eye openings II and provided with an eye mounting I2 for supporting the eyes [3 secured at the ends of a rock shaft I4.

The eye mounting I2 includes a fixed. member I5 consisting of an elongated strip of metalor other equivalent stiff bendable material. which is provided with a plurality of tongues I6 projecting outwardly at each side edge thereof substantially at right angles to ithe planeof the strip and ar-' ranged with thertongues on one edge in-transverse alignment with the tongues on the other edge. The fixed member I5 is secured to the head in any desiredmanner and as illustrated the same is embedded in the wall thereof with the elongated strip disposed vertically of the head and substantially centrally between the I eye openings I I and withthe tongues Ifiprojecting rearwardly into the hollow interior of the head. This disposes the tongues on each side of the strip in vertical alignment and the tongues on opposite sides of the stripin transverse spaced relation and in transverse alignment respectively.

The eye mounting I2 also includes a supporting member I! which provides a bearing for the rock shaft I4. and which member is adjustable longitudinally of the fixed member H5 within small limits and is adapted to be secured thereto for supporting the eyes in registry with the eye The supporting member I! includes a bridge I8 having flanges I9 at the opposite ends thereof which are disposed in parallel relation andwhich project beyond the opposite side edges of the bridge. The flanges are formed with aligned recesses 20 extending inwardly in the forward edges thereof in which the rock shaft I4 is mounted to dispose the eyes I3 for free rocking movement at the eye openings. The flanges are spaced apart a distance to receive therebetween the tongues I6 of the fixed member I5 with the upper and lower pairs of tongues disposed on opposite sides of the bridge I8 while the bridge is of a width slightly narrower than the distance between the tongues at each side edge of the fixed member I5 whereby the supporting member I! may be adjusted longitudinally of the fixed member in order to dispose the eyes in accurate registration with the eye openings. When so adjusted the ends of the tongues I6 are bent outwardly and forwardly into overlying impinging relation upon the inner edges of the flanges I9 to thereby secure the supporting member I! upon the fixed member is provided which is secured at its upper end to the forward face of the offset inwardly inclined end 23 of an upwardly projecting tongue 24 carried by the bridge I& to thereby dispose the spring 22 in depending inclined relation between the flanges l9 and with the free end thereof tensioned against the rock shaft l4 so as to resiliently urge the eyes into engagement with the edges of the eye openings. The tongue 24 is relatively narrower than the distance between the flanges #9 whereby notches or slots 25 are formed therebetween through which the upper pair of tongues I6 project.

The spring 22 is pivotally secured to the oifset end 23 of the tongue 2l by a'pivot pin 26 which permits; lateral swinging: movement of the spring between the flanges: [9 and; the is bifurcated at its free end forming a. recess 21 between the furcations: which have rounded lower ends 28. The. recess. 21 is adapted to, receive therein the depending rod 295 of a pendulum 39 secured to the rock: shaft M for: imparting oscillatory or rocking movement to the rock shaft and eyes by the tilting of the doll. When the penduis. swung inwardly 56 as: to render the lid portions of the visible at the eye openings, the rod 28 of the pendulum enter the recess 21, the rounded lower ends of the fhrcations functioning to direct the rod therein while the spring 22 free: vto swing laterally on the pivot; pin 26 to prevent binding'of the rod against the edges of the recess.

The bridge Id is provided with asight opening Micrwiewing the. rock: shaft or therethrongh when adjusting the supporting member If upon the fixed member l5 oii'the eye'mounti'ng to thereby facilitate the positioning of the supporting member with the eyes in accurate registration with the eye openings.

I claim: i

In an eye mounting for dolls, interengageable eye mounting members including a member afflxed to the dolls head between the eye openings and having a plurality of tongues projecting rearwardly into the interior of the head, an eye supporting member including a bridge porton having side flanges at the oposit'e longitudinal edges thereof and adapted to receive said tongues alongside of said flanges said tongues projecting inwardly therebeyond for securing said eye mounting members together by the impingement of the projecting portions against said flanges, said flanges each having a recess extending inwardly from the forward edge thereof, a, rock shaft positioned in said recesses and having eyes secured upon opposite ends thereof for rocking movement of the eyes at. the eye openings, said bridge portion having an upwardly extending tongue provided. with an offset extremity a leaf spring pivotally secured at one end to the offset extremity oi said upwardly extending tongue so as to dis-.

pose. the: spring in inclined depending relation with the freeend thereof disposed-betweensaid flanges and tensioned against said rock shaft for maintaining the eyes in resilient engagement againstthe edges of the eye openings, and a: rod secured to and depending from said rock shaft and having a;- Weight' at its lower end defining a pendulum for effecting rocking movement of saidv SALVATORE PAGANELLO. 

